Peter Obi Reacts As Borno Speaker Demands New Aircraft for Shettima: “Nigerians Are Hungry”
- Peter Obi has described the call for a new aircraft for Vice President Kashim Shettima as insensitive
- Obi noted that Nigerians are faced with more pressing issues, and leaders should focus on finding solutions to the nation’s challenges rather than pursuing unnecessary expenditures
- The Labour Party presidential candidate reacted after Borno Assembly speaker Abdulkarim Lawan urged President Tinubu to get a new plane for Shettima citing safety concerns
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Peter Obi, the flagbearer of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, has said it is insensitive for anyone to demand a new aircraft for Vice President Kashim Shettima following a recent incident in the United States.
Recall that Borno State House of Assembly Speaker Abdulkarim Lawan has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to purchase a presidential aircraft for Shettima.
He made this plea after Shettima cancelled his trip to the Commonwealth Summit in Samoa due to a damaged presidential jet which occurred during a stopover in New York.
Peter Obi criticizes call for new aircraft for Shettima
Reacting on Tuesday, October 29, Obi said the speaker was unconcerned about the prevailing economic hardship confronting Nigerians, including the electricity sector crisis.
Obi tweeted:
“In making such a remark now, the speaker is insensitive and obviously unconcerned about the prevailing economic situation in the country.
“That Nigerians are facing untold hardship at this moment is no secret .
“Such a provoking call is coming from a person who probably is oblivious of the fact that Nigeria, at present, has continued to manifest every trait of a failed state.
“We are today among one of the eleven worst-governed African nations in the last 10 years. We are also among the 20 most hungry nations in the world, with our people facing worsening mass poverty, extreme hunger and starvation.
“Our nation remains the poverty capital of the world, with our per capita income crashing further from $1700 in 2023 to $1109 this year.
“What does Nigeria’s Vice President need a new jet for, and what value are all Presidential and Vice Presidential trips adding to our present situation?”
“Reduce convoys to three cars”: Tinubu directs ministers
In another development, TheTalk.NG reported that President Tinubu directed all ministers, ministers of state, and heads of federal government agencies should not have more than three convoys.
The president also directed that all appointees are not expected to have more than five security personnel, which are four police and one DSS operatives.
According to the presidency, the move was to reduce the cost of governance, adding that Tinubu had done the same to himself and his vice, Kashim Shettima.
Source: TheTalk.NG
